Bobbin

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Part of the Pearson range of dinghies, Bobbin is a 9ft GRP daggerboard dinghy with a two part unstayed mast taking a sleeved mainsail and a masthead jib.

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370

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Stepping stone for young sailors between the Optimist and the 420 or 29er

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405

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Better known for catamarans, Hobie designed the 405 as a youth trainer for asymmetric classes

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Cherub

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Development class, with close links to the Australian and New Zealand 12 foot skiffs. In 1970 it had a beam of 1.52m with 10.22sq m sailarea with a symmetric spinnaker…

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470

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A strict one design class chosen as the Olympic double handed dinghy for both men & women.

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505

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An active international class, the 505 was submitted for Olympic trials in Zandvoort in 1953, along with the Osprey, but the Flying Dutchman was selected.

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Byte

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The new C2 rig gives a higher aspect sail, with a carbon mast allowing instant de-powering gust response.

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